Connecticut Local Politics has been lucky lately to have a plethora of guest posts from progressive politicians and candidates (and from our Republican Lt. Governor) on issues and subject that are important to Nutmeggers.
Today, we are lucky to host a post, our second one, from Senior Senator and Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd on the Feingold-Reid-Dodd amendment vote and the future.
Excerpts below the fold.
The war in Iraq has made us less secure, more vulnerable and even more isolated. It is time for a new course in Iraq, and we have to be honest and acknowledge that there is only one responsible way to end the war.
That is why Tuesday I stood up on the Senate floor to speak for the Feingold-Reid-Dodd amendment. Using the Congressional power of the purse, the amendment forces the President to safely redeploy U.S. combat troops from Iraq, sets a hard deadline for withdrawal in by March 31, 2008 and would bring the war to and end.
Nearly a third of the Senate voted for the measure. But it wasn’t enough; so we’re going to keep fighting to make the President listen to the congress and the American people, and do what is necessary to secure America again.
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Yesterday was the beginning of the end of this failed policy.
So please, continue pressing our nation’s leaders to do the right thing. I promise I will do the same.
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